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[spent2much]

@cheriere THANK YOU for that picture.  I'm going to save it.

I've NEVER had a problem with ticks personally, but I'm SO worried about our precious Golden Retriever.  She loves to be outside and I hate to load her up with all those *poison* flea and tick repellants.  I'm searching products that won't harm her but will repel those nasty bugs!!!

[Mz iMac]

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@cheriere wrote:

 I wish there was a medicine humans could take to get rid them lol.😃

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@cheriere  I live in the boonies where Lyme Disease rules.  When walking the dog in my area, I wear long pants, bobby socks & hightops.  I spray DEET from the knees on down.   Never found a tick (or fleas) on my clothes.

[Natureluvr]

@Mz iMac - I’m in Delaware where Lyme disease also runs rampant. Lots of deer here, hence deer ticks. I’ve already had one dog contract Lyme and he was on a flea/tick preventative. The vet told me it’s very common in our area. I also worked with a girl who got it. She had some horrible symptoms from it (hair loss, achy joints, etc)

[SilleeMee]

Where I used to work, in a hospital lab, we would sometimes get bug specimens from doctors' patients who brought them in for id. Mostly ticks and spiders from bites. Helps with diagnosis and treatments.

[cheriere]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

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@cheriere wrote:

 I wish there was a medicine humans could take to get rid them lol.😃

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@cheriere  I live in the boonies where Lyme Disease rules.  When walking the dog in my area, I wear long pants, bobby socks & hightops.  I spray DEET from the knees on down.   Never found a tick (or fleas) on my clothes.

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I try to do that too.  We live pretty far out.  Sometimes though, when it's really hot and I'm outside working I still manage to find a few trying to crawl up my leg.

Once when I was a kid, a tick got stuck in my head and I'll never forget how hard it was for my parents to get it to finally turn loose so they could get it out.  I still have a fear of that happening again.

[cheriere]

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@spent2much wrote:

@cheriere THANK YOU for that picture.  I'm going to save it.

I've NEVER had a problem with ticks personally, but I'm SO worried about our precious Golden Retriever.  She loves to be outside and I hate to load her up with all those *poison* flea and tick repellants.  I'm searching products that won't harm her but will repel those nasty bugs!!!

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Your quite welcome.💝🌸. I needed it as a reference for my little dog Ruby too...and of course myself, but she always comes first lol.

[goldensrbest]

Ticks in maine are just so bad, they are killing the moose,and deer also.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@spent2much wrote:

@cheriere THANK YOU for that picture.  I'm going to save it.

I've NEVER had a problem with ticks personally, but I'm SO worried about our precious Golden Retriever.  She loves to be outside and I hate to load her up with all those *poison* flea and tick repellants.  I'm searching products that won't harm her but will repel those nasty bugs!!!

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We have a Golden Retriever and treat him year round with heartworm prevention and flea & tick prevention.  The flea and tick is a topical - K9 Advantix II or Pet Armour are both good. He's an old boy now and has never had a problem.  

[Mz iMac]

@JeanLouiseFinch  "The flea and tick is a topical - K9 Advantix II"

It's what I use for my chi-mix.  I love it because you purchase by the dogs weight.  Never found anything sucking or crawling on her.  She is short-haired, so easily found when checking.

I also use Wondercide (for me & my dog) right before the blooming of trees & bushes which was recommended by someone on this message board whose name escapes me.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@JeanLouiseFinch  "The flea and tick is a topical - K9 Advantix II"

It's what I use for my chi-mix.  I love it because you purchase by the dogs weight.  Never found anything sucking or crawling on her.  She is short-haired, so easily found when checking.

I also use Wondercide (for me & my dog) right before the blooming of trees & bushes which was recommended by someone on this message board whose name escapes me.

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Thanks for the recommendation.  It might be something DH and I could use.